On July 28, 2025, the National Security Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), announced parallel criminal and civil-administrative export...more
8/6/2025
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Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
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On July 23, 2025, the White House unveiled “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” which provides for federal policy actions the Trump Administration intends to take related to Artificial Intelligence (AI). The...more
7/25/2025
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Foreign Direct Product Rule ,
Infrastructure ,
International Trade ,
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On July 11, 2025, the Trump administration published an order forcing Suirui International Co., Limited—a Hong Kong company that is majority owned by Suirui Group Co., Ltd., a People’s Republic of China company—to unwind its...more
7/16/2025
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CFIUS ,
China ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Divestiture ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Investment ,
Hong Kong ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
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On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) on tariffs called "Regulating Imports with a Reciprocal Tariff to Rectify Trade Practices that Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States...more
4/8/2025
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International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
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The United States Department of Commerce issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking under its “information and communications technology and services” (ICTS) regulations on Friday to solicit comments from U.S. industry...more
On November 15, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published final regulations to implement its long-awaited “Outbound Investment” Security Program, which the Biden Administration originally introduced in August 2023 under...more
12/2/2024
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National Intelligence Agencies ,
National Security ,
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On May 14, 2024, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced expansions to tariffs under § 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (§ 301) on imports from China, including tariff increases on currently covered...more
5/23/2024
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China ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Federal Register ,
Imports ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Medical Equipment ,
Plastic Solar Cells ,
Section 301 ,
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Tariffs ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
Melissa Duffy and Trevor Coval contributed their thought leadership to the American Conference Institute’s 14th Annual Global Encryption, Cloud & Cyber Export Controls Conference, held in San Francisco on May 14-16. Melissa...more
5/22/2024
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Cloud Computing ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Hardware ,
IaaS ,
Know Your Customers ,
Military End Use ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
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Sensitive Personal Information ,
Software ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector
On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law an emergency supplemental appropriations law, H.R. 815 (Public Law 118-50), that provides substantial military aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan and could force the sale of...more
5/1/2024
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Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Harmonization ,
Israel ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Taiwan ,
TWEA ,
Ukraine
A congressional proposal to sever ties between United States and Chinese biopharmaceutical companies is far from a done deal, but its bipartisan support is a concrete reminder to consider options for supply chain...more
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has published new FAQs that offer further guidance on two interim final rules that went into effect in November 2023.
hese rules, for which the BIS is...more
1/12/2024
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Electronic Export Information (EEI) ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Final Rules ,
General Licenses ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
ITAR ,
Licenses ,
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On August 9, President Biden issued an executive order (E.O.) directing the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), in consultation with the U.S. Department of Commerce and other U.S. agencies, to adopt regulations that...more
8/11/2023
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China ,
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Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
National Security ,
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Supply Chain ,
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U.S. Treasury
On October 7, 2022, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released two rules implementing new export controls on advanced computing and semiconductor manufacturing items in addition to new...more
10/24/2022
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Commerce Control List ,
ECCNs ,
Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Investment ,
General Licenses ,
New Rules ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector
CFIUS Executive Order Highlights Current Concerns Over Wide Range of Foreign Investments -
On September 15, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order (“EO”) on the interagency Committee on Foreign Investment in the...more
9/22/2022
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Covered Transactions ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
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